 |
| 1939 |
Born in Los Angeles, USA. |
| 1956-60 |
Aquired photographic skills in U.S. Navy. |
| 1960-61 |
Started to use Rolleiflex. Studied photography at
San Francisco Art Institute for 18 months |
| 1961 |
Given a Leica camera by his tutor. |
| 1961-62 |
Assistant to Dorthea Lange. |
| 1963 |
Moved to Los Angeles.
Started his career as a freelance photographer. |
| 1966 |
Moved to New York. First publication. |
| 1967-69 |
Involved in filming Me and my Brother by Robert Frank.
Stopped taking commercial photographs. Started to take photographs for SOMNAMBULIST. |
| 1969 |
1969 Opened his studio and established a publishing company 'Lustrum Press'
in New York. |
| 1970 |
1970 Published SOMNAMBULIST (Lustrum Press).
First solo-exhibition. |
| 1971 |
Took photographs in France and in UK. Started to take photographs for
L'HISTOIRE DE FRANC
Published Deja-vu (Lustrum Press). |
| 1973 |
1973 Given the award of National Endowment for the Arts for the first
time. Got various fellowships.
Started to prepare for Days at Sea. |
| 1974 |
Published Days at Sea (Lustrum Press). |
| 1975 |
Second award of the National Endowment for the Arts. |
| 1976 |
Solo exhibition at Castelli Graphics, New York. |
| 1977 |
Sponsored by New York State Council of the Arts, C.A.P.S.(Creative Artists
Public Service) fellowship. |
| 1978 |
Solo-exhibition at the Center for Creative Photography. |
| 1979 |
D.A.A.D. fellowship by West Berlin, Germany. |
| 1980 |
Group exhibition at MOMA, New York. |
| 1982 |
Solo-exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. |
| 1984 |
Solo-exhibition at Weston Gallery, California. |
| 1987 |
Inaugurated as Officer de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contribution
to the French culture.
Third award of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Published TROPISM (Aperture Press).
Exhibition at Villa Medici, Rome. |
| 1991 |
Exhibition at I.C.A.C. Weston Gallery, Tokyo. |
| 1996 |
Solo-exhibition at Whitney Museum of American Art,
New York. |
